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Book “Prayer Book (book of prayer songs)”, inv. no. КБ-6902: cover or title page
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Prayer Book (book of prayer songs)

Inv. no. КБ-6902 · Books and booklets

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities

Printed in the early 20th century. Printed in a single color, with numeric pagination at the top center of the page. The page numbers on both sides are enclosed within thin horizontal lines at the center. The text is set within a shaped frame, decorated with headpieces and tailpieces. Full description

Date
20th century
Material
Paper
Technique
Printing
Dimensions
14 × 9 cm

Photo: M. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical Museum · CC BY 4.0

Book pages

44 pages. High-resolution scans you can zoom into.

Description

Printed in the early 20th century. Printed in a single color, with numeric pagination at the top center of the page. The page numbers on both sides are enclosed within thin horizontal lines at the center. The text is set within a shaped frame, decorated with headpieces and tailpieces. The cover is lost. Contains the texts of prayers and prayer chants.

The prayer book was donated to the museum by Volodymyr Stepanovych Cherviakov of Kharkiv in 1979.

Record

Inventory number
КБ-6902
Title
Prayer Book (book of prayer songs)
Collection group
Books and booklets
Date
20th century
Material
Paper
Technique
Printing
Dimensions
14 × 9 cm
Digitisation
Project “Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities”, 2026
Pages
44

Updated 15 Oct 2026

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